So Fresh and So Green

If you couldn’t tell here at sofreshandsogreen.com we’re pretty fond of DJs. Here’s the latest from BK-One. You might remember him as Brother Ali’s DJ.

He teamed up with pproducer Benzilla and the result is the Brazilian influenced Hip Hop on BK-One’s new album Rádio Do Canibal.

The album features a slew of MCs like Slug from Atmosphere, Black Thought of the The Roots, Brother Ali, Raekwon, Murs, Phonte and more.

“American Nightmare” features Brother Ali and Scarface weaving dark tales of the realities of growing up in the inner city. Not as cliché as it sounds because Brother Ali takes you all the way back to the start of the American nightmare in childhood that’s true to life.

The hook sounds very 50 Cent/G-Unit though those cats probably wouldn’t touch a beat like this. Trust the beat alone is worth the listen below.

I’m actually feeling this song a lot right now, especially the first verse. OK, so maybe I did sleep on Brother Ali a little. Guess I won’t be doing that again.

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If you like it then you shoulda put a bookmark on it!

Gigi Bio’s “PRISMS ON BUSHWICK” From the album: “PHOTO JUXTAPOSITIONS” reminds me of my environment, the city I love. The hard angles remind me of the urban landscape while the curve and flow flow recall the dynamic and energy of the city that never sleeps. Gotta love the graffiti too.

As a Black person from New York City I take issue with a lot of green marketing and I guess what I would call “green imagery”. It seems like a lot of “going green” is supposed to be geared towards white folks that live in Seattle. That’s fine and all but it isn’t only their responsibility to get involved and they certainly would not be the only ones to benefit from everyone being more environmentally conscious.

It bothers me that in sifting through images for this blog the majority of the “green images” I saw were of white adults and children in lush fields of green, green grass. You’ve seen those images. Maybe there are a few puffy white clouds in the blue-green afternoon sky. Oh yeah, with lots and lots of sunlight drenching everything. No beginning, no end, no context, just holy awesomeness as God intended! Maybe some strawberry blonde haired little girl is picking daisies and running around, whatever. I’m not going to take issue with the lack of non white persons in this imagery right now, but instead I’d like to discuss the lush, green field.

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I grew up in New York City and I have a problem with imagery that leads one to believe lush green fields are worth being more conscious for and saving while implying cities aren’t and the hood isn’t. (more…)

If you like it then you shoulda put a bookmark on it!